Hello all, I'll be travelling to Japan for the first time for two weeks in November. When I travel I typically enjoy solitary, cheap/free activities and have no problem with walking up to 40 min to get to a location. I made this by looking at several itineraries and cobbling together what I thought was most interesting, but there are some holes and activities that I'd like to do that are missing (namely onsen and kaiseki) so all feedback is appreciated.
Day 0: November 9
- Depart 9:15 AM
Day 1: November 10
- Arrive in HND 2:10 PM
- Go through customs
- Pick up SIM card or pocket Wi-Fi
- Get IC card
- Convert USD to Yen (how much?)
- Check in to Ueno Hotel
- If still have energy, check out Ueno Park
Day 2: November 11: Asakusa
- Morning: visit Asakusa, Senso-ji
- Afternoon: stroll around Akihabara, Ameyoko
- Evening: ?
Day 3: November 12: Misc Tokyo
- Morning: visit Tokyo National Museum
- Afternoon: visit teamLab Borderless
- Evening: visit Tokyo tower
Day 4: November 13: Shinjuku and Shibuya
- Morning: visit Meiji Jingu and Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
- Afternoon: visit Don Quijote Shibuya, Scrabble Crossing
- Evening: visit Omnoide Yokocho
Day 5: November 14: Kamakura Day Trip (TBD)
- Visit Kamakura (TBD, I'm worried about Hakone being too touristy)
Day 6: November 15: Kanazawa Day 1
- Morning: check out of Ueno Hotel, ride JR Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa, check into Hotel Forza Kanazawa
- Early afternoon: visit Omicho Market
- Late afternoon: visit Kanazawa castle park and Kenroku-en
- Evening: visit Higashi Chaya district
Day 7: November 16: Kanazawa Day 2
- Morning: visit Myouryuji
- Afternoon: visit Naga-machi district
- Evening: ?
Day 8: November 17: Kyoto Day 1
- Morning: check out of Hotel Forza Kanazawa, ride Thunderbird Limited Express to Kyoto, check into Hotel Elcient Kyoto
- Afternoon: visit Kiyomizu-dera, Sannenzaka, Ninenzaka
- Evening: visit Gion, Nishiki Market
- Late evening: walk back along Kamo river
Day 9: November 18: Kyoto Day 2
- Morning: visit Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Tenryu-Ji
- Afternoon: visit Arshiyama Monkey Park
- Evening: ?
Day 10: November 19: Kyoto Day 3
- Morning: visit Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Afternoon: visit Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji, Ninaji
- Evening: ?
Day 11: November 20: Osaka Day 1
- Morning: check out of Hotel Elcient Kyoto, ride JR Shinkansen to Osaka, check into Hotel Oriental Express Osaka
- Afternoon: visit Dotonbori, America-mura
- Evening: visit Umeda Sky Building
Day 12: November 21: Osaka Day 2
- Morning: visit Osaka Castle
- Afternoon: visit Osaka Aquarium
- Evening: ?
Day 13: November 22: Nara DT
- Morning: visit Nara Park
- Afternoon: visit Todai-ji
- Evening: ?
Day 14: November 23: Head Back Home
- Morning: check out of Hotel Oriental Express Osaka, head back to HND (fly domestic?)
- Evening: depart HND at 7:20 PM
by Spaacebar
